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      12-04-2019, 10:40 PM   #1
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Long time dash cam

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Quick question I'm looking for not expensive dash cam front/rear with one not to kill my battery after couple days. I'm truck driver so I leave my car for couple days in week, I don't want any surprises when I'm back from the road, any suggestions ???? Usually is around 4-5days.....
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      12-04-2019, 10:49 PM   #2
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I use Thinkware brand. But like everything else on this forum. If you ask 5 people. You will get 5 different answers.
Look for a dashcam that does 1. loop recording and has a 2. parking mode and uses 3. time lapse. This paired along with a 128 gb memory card or higher if it's supported and you should be able to get a few days worth of footage when you come back.
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      12-05-2019, 12:41 AM   #3
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Anyone use maybe owl cam???
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This one, hands down:

https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1635359

Cheap, looks OEM, and works great. No issues since installing it. But it's front only I guess. Maybe you want to find another for the back...

EDIT: I didn't realize you wanted the parking mode. That limits options a lot more and gets questionable with your requirement of not killing the battery. Good luck and let us know what you get.

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I use Thinkware brand. But like everything else on this forum. If you ask 5 people. You will get 5 different answers.
Look for a dashcam that does 1. loop recording and has a 2. parking mode and uses 3. time lapse. This paired along with a 128 gb memory card or higher if it's supported and you should be able to get a few days worth of footage when you come back.
Thinkware F770 here, does all of the above 👍
And won't break the bank
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I use Thinkware brand. But like everything else on this forum. If you ask 5 people. You will get 5 different answers.
Look for a dashcam that does 1. loop recording and has a 2. parking mode and uses 3. time lapse. This paired along with a 128 gb memory card or higher if it's supported and you should be able to get a few days worth of footage when you come back.
Thinkware F770 here, does all of the above 👍
And won't break the bank
Yup. I run Q800 Pro in my cars. 4K overkill. But its reliability is what matters. I had different reputable brands before. And whenever I wanted to check a recorded incident the file was missing or corrupt or card has been formatted. Luckily none of these we're accidents or anything like that. Just funny things I seen while driving. But thats the point of a camera. Always on.
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Yup. I run Q800 Pro in my cars. 4K overkill. But its reliability is what matters. I had different reputable brands before. And whenever I wanted to check a recorded incident the file was missing or corrupt or card has been formatted. Luckily none of these we're accidents or anything like that. Just funny things I seen while driving. But thats the point of a camera. Always on.
Does this camera have any battery management features like the blackvue power magic does?
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